Front Line Defenders is the International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders. We work to provide fast and effective action to help protect human rights defenders at risk so they can continue their work as key agents of social change.

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AT RISK

On 25 March 2015, two members of the Southern Peasants' Federation of Thailand - SPFT (Southern Peasant Cooperatives) were stopped by unknown persons as they were leaving the Chaiburi District, Surat Thani Province,...

On 25 March 2015, the Kuwaiti Public Prosecutor imposed a travel ban on human rights defender Mr Nawaf Al Hendal and brought charges against him of “participating in an illegal protest”. The human rights defender was released on...

On Monday, 30 March, Dr. Sigrid Rausing will give the 3rd Annual Front Line Defenders lecture in association with University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin in the Royal Irish Academy on Dawson Street, Dublin 2 at 6.30pm.

Over the last week a number of human rights defenders have reported being intimidated and followed upon returning to Venezuela from the United States. Since 20 March 2015 a number of prominent members of human rights organisations have been returning from Washington...

On 23 March 2015, legal representatives of human rights defender Ms Azza Soliman obtained information on the formal charges being brought against her. On 4 April 2015, Azza Soliman will face trial before the Abdeen Misdemeanour Court on charges including...

On 17 March 2015, Thulani Maseko wrote a letter from behind bars in Swaziland. Less than 48 hours later, prison authorities transferred the human rights defender and lawyer to solitary confinement, where he is due to remain for a further...